by Alex Hui

Each individual parts are simple but when they combined together, the effect is so strong. Basically, the effect is that any named card appears between the sandwich which is on the table. In my effect, I try to make the sandwich cleaner by not touching the sandwich card after it appears, and not taking the sandwich packet near the deck. During the effect, I will discard the use of the deck and it should play no part in the effect. With all condition above, this is the outcome which I have arrive.

Effect:
Two Kings are put on the table face-up. A card is thought-of and named. The deck is spread face-up to show the exact selection has vanished. Now the Kings are spread and a facedown card is between them. Without touching the facedown card directly, it is flipped over to show it is the thought-of-card.

Method:
Borrow a deck. Spread the deck to take out 2 red Kings, and then casually cut a red Jack to top of the deck.

In appearing to show the Kings once more, you are going to prepare the packet for the final revealation. Take the 2 Kings face-up in right-hand Biddle grip. Catch a break under the top card (the red Jack) in left hand, and add the card under the red Kings packet in the right hand. This is the basic Biddle Additon move.

Table the deck for a moment. Peel off the top face-up red King into left hand and immediately put it back at the bottom of the packet. In moving to the table to put this packet on it, you perform a half pass under the top card. The new position of the cards from top is: face-up King, facedown King, face-up Jack.

'With two Kings on the table untouched by anyone, please name any card that comes to your mind. Don't make rough decision like black and easy card like Ace of Spades which is commonly thought.' This little subtlety help to eliminate the black cards and increase the chance of the red Jack for a possible miracle hit.

'Let make it disappear from the deck...' Take up the deck and spread it face-up. But the nice point is that you spread it very quickly towards yourself once before spreading slowly to confirm the card has really gone. The logic is like: you cannot find the selection the first time (when you spread quickly) and need to spread slowly to confirm with audience together. Indeed, during the 1st spread, you locate the selection and cut it to the top of the deck. Catch a break above the 2 rear cards (the selection and a X card above it). Spread to show the selection has disappeared by holding the last two card as one.

Close the spread and hold it in left hand. Your right forefinger spreads the 3-card packet in reverse fan. Now a facedown seems to appear in middle from nowhere. Thanks to the reverse fan, the index of the bottom Jack is hidden while the picture confirms unconsciously that the card is also a red King.

The right hand holds the packet with the thumb above and finger below at the near end. Slide the facedown on the table and casually drop the two 'Kings' facedown below the selection. Take the top card (the red Jack) off from the 2-card packet and say 'I don't even touch the selection with my hand'. Perform a top change to switch for the selection (use the misdirection while you makes comment to the facedown card) and then do a Mexican Turnover to switch in the selection. Turn over both red Kings to finish clean.

In this effect, the function of the deck is to confirm the selection has disappeared and it appears nowhere oddly like other tricks. The subtlely ensures that the two Kings are visible at all time and thus it really plays strong since 'only' 3 cards are involved in the whole routine!